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Florida State unbeaten, dropped to No. 2 by AP

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said his team wasn’t losing the No. 1 spot in the poll until it lost a game. That was after an overtime victory against Clemson for the program’s 19th consecutive win.

The Seminoles were dropped to No. 2 on Sunday after winning a school-record 22 straight games. Fisher had a different perspective at his press conference Monday.

“I don’t even think about it, to be honest with you,” Fisher said. “We do what we do to win games and the polls will take care of themselves.”

Mississippi State (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) jumped FSU after defeating then-No. 2 Auburn 38-23 on Saturday. Florida State (6-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat unranked Syracuse 38-20 over the weekend.

FSU had been ranked No. 1 since Dec. 1, 2013.

“They’ve had three top 10 wins. Mississippi State’s got an excellent football club,” Fisher said. “All those things will wash themselves out as the season goes on and where you’re at. You can go up and down.

“We can go win (against) Notre Dame and that puts us back up there again.”

The Seminoles’ position isn’t unique, but this exact scenario hasn’t happened since 2009, according to STATS LLC.

Florida started 2009 with five consecutive wins and was the No. 1 team the entire time, but slid to No. 2 behind Alabama despite going 6-0. The Gators regained the top spot.

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